Cisco Systems RVS4000RF manual Setup Advanced Routing, Operating Mode, Dynamic Routing

Setting Up and Configuring the Router	5
Setup

Setup > Advanced Routing

Setup > Advanced Routing

Operating Mode

Operation Mode Select the Operating mode for this router:

•Gateway The normal mode of operation. This allows all devices on your LAN to share the same WAN (Internet) IP address. In Gateway mode, the NAT (Network Address Translation) mechanism is enabled.

•Router You either need another router to act as the Internet Gateway, or all PCs on your LAN must be assigned (fixed) Internet IP addresses. In Router mode, the NAT mechanism is disabled.

Dynamic Routing

You can use the router’s dynamic routing feature to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout. The router can use the dynamic RIP protocol to calculate the most efficient route for the network’s data packets to travel between the source and the destination, based upon the shortest paths. The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network.

RIP (Routing Information Protocol) If you want the router to use the RIP protocol, select Enabled; otherwise, keep the default setting, Disabled.

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